Hillsborough County voters must be getting used to something new every time they show up to cast their ballots. For some reason the people in charge of elections around here have found it necessary almost every voting cycle to go out and spend a few million dollars or so to install voting machines that can guarantee that when you cast a ballot, it will be counted and they can go back and check it out. ...more

November 7, 2008

James Tullis of Clearwater says Republican Club ad about Barack Obama was not far off mark. ...more

October 18, 2008

Small business owners, the kind Joe the plumber says he hopes to become, will need an expert from another profession - a good accountant or perhaps someone with a crystal ball - to know whether Barack Obama's tax plans will help them or send money swirling down with the Drano. ...more

October 17, 2008

Why is it that some people are so hung up on the race issue that cannot be objective? In his latest letter, Oct. 3, Decaris T. Jones, Sr. again raises the race issue. Why doesn't he forget the color bit and ask himself these questions: ...more

October 6, 2008

The Highlands County Commissioners took a big step Tuesday toward building the new law enforcement building for the sheriff's office, estimated at $11.1 million. ...more

September 24, 2008

Taxpayers' share of federal government loans and bailouts made last week approaches $1 trillion. ...more

September 21, 2008

The idea is tantalizing: Take money saved on Hillsborough County road projects and give it to homeowners as a tax rebate. ...more

September 15, 2008

Jeff Garcia knows he left some plays on the field Sunday. He's just not sure he left enough to warrant losing his job as the Bucs' starting quarterback. ...more

September 12, 2008

When Katherine Michael moved from small-town Illinois to Tampa in 1999, she transformed her family's kitchen table into an art studio. ...more

September 10, 2008

City officials hope to have two signed purchase contracts soon for Harder Hall, but City Council Chairman Bud Whitlock believes the property will never be sold without demolishing the hotel. ...more

September 8, 2008